- The support package for KLM amounted to 3.4 billion euros, reports NRC. As long as the airline receives state aid, no dividends, salary increases or bonuses may be paid out. KLM must also save costs, including by lowering salaries, and there are conditions regarding sustainability.
- Dutch banks have so far provided consumers and businesses with 17 billion euros in financial support during the corona crisis. That reports the Dutch Banking AssociationCompanies received a total of 14 billion euros in financing.
- Amsterdam is the best place for start-ups after London and Stockholm. Especially the community, the good universities and excellent connections make the capital a good ecosystem for start-ups, says Startup Genome in his annual report.
- In new advice to European member states, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) states that an additional supply of fresh outside air in closed spaces can reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus. According to the ECDC There is increasing evidence that the virus can be transmitted indoors via small droplets in the air.
- In practice, data centers consume much less power than they have contractually agreed with grid operators. This puts other power users in trouble. The judge agrees with them, the FD writes.
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